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The Vietnam War

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The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version) - While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans’ attention and forces President Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the south, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation.

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The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.

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A Disrespectful Loyalty (Explicit Language Version)

South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.

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The History of the World (Explicit Language Version)

Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

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The Veneer of Civilization (Explicit Language Version)

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.

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Things Fall Apart (Explicit Language Version)

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

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This Is What We Do (Explicit Language Version)

President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

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Resolve (Explicit Language Version)

US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.

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The River Styx (Explicit Language Version)

With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.

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Riding the Tiger (Explicit Language Version)

As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.

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Déjà Vu (Explicit Language Version)

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.

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The Weight of Memory (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.

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A Disrespectful Loyalty (Vietnamese Subtitles)

South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.

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The History of the World (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

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The Veneer of Civilization (Vietnamese Subtitles)

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.

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Things Fall Apart (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

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This Is What We Do (Vietnamese Subtitles)

President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

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Resolve (Vietnamese Subtitles)

US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.

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The River Styx (Vietnamese Subtitles)

With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.

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Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.

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Déjà Vu (Vietnamese Subtitles)

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.

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The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.

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A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.

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The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)

Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

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The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.

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Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

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This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

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Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.

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The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.

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Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.

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Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.

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About The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses.